A quick update on Young Donald’s journey to publication.

I received a set of excellent and very thorough comments from the editor late last year which has now resulted in a completely revised draft of the manuscript. Ironically, as the real Donald seems increasingly like a caricature of a human being, the character of Young Donald is becoming fuller and more multi-dimensional. The revised draft is now back with the editor.

In the meantime, please follow Young Donald on Twitter @novel_young. I am sure the Ukrainian hackers who have taken control of that account would appreciate a larger follower base.

And thanks to the 55 people who attended the Young Donald Supporters Party (and coincidentally new years eve party) on December 31!

Michael

Tim McMannon · Reader · added over 4 years ago
Loving the first chapter.  It’s very clever and funny. Is this based on a true story? If it is, I am even more scared than I was before.


I know some of you are wondering why you haven’t received your copy of Young Donald yet. Well, that’s because - like a working class American searching for a personal benefit from the Trump tax cuts - you are looking for something that doesn’t exist! 

Young Donald still needs to go through a rigorous editing and design process before it will be ready to appear in your Kindle or on your nightstand. 

In the meantime, while all that work is being done, please check out Young Donald on Twitter: @novel_young. 

This Twitter account has been taken over by Ukrainian hackers and is now breaking clearly fake news like “MOVE OVER NOSTRADAMUS: Young Donald’s Military School Classmates named him “Most Likely to be Impeached for a Treasonous Act” in 1963!!!”

And get ready for a New Years Eve / Young Donald Supporters Party (featuring a very special quid-pro-WHOA Punch)! Invitations coming out soon! Why pay $100+ for a New Years Eve event, when you can just buy a few more copies of Young Donald for the new, ultra low price of just $13.99 (https://www.inkshares.com/books/young-donald) and party all night for free?!?!

Finally, thank you so much again for your fabulous support of my book!

Michael



Alastair Durdunji · Reader · edited over 4 years ago · 1 like
Cool video and I’m excited for the book to come out! Looks very funny. Will be out before the election, right?

The Young Donald book trailer, created by San Francisco Bay Area filmmaker Jamie Wright, is now up on Inkshares. Please check it out at:  https://www.inkshares.com/books/young-donald. 

If you like the trailer, you can see another trailer for Jamie’s forthcoming documentary on 1960’s San Francisco improv comedy group, The Committee, at www.TheCommitteeMovie.com.

You can now also follow Young Donald on Twitter (if you are into that sort of thing) at https://twitter/novel_young. Given old Donald’s love of Twitter, I felt Young Donald should also be represented on that platform.

Thanks again for your fabulous support of the novel. Pre-orders are now approaching 800!

Michael

A quick Young Donald update - the Big Amazon Gift Card Promotion Drawing was held (in a fully transparent manner, with Chihiro and Andrea pulling two names out of a hat). 

In keeping with the “Rich Get Richer” ethos of the Trump Era, the winners were: (a) for the $100 gift card, multi-millionaire Wall Street law firm partner Jay P.; and (b) for the $150 gift card, former London investment banker Henry. Both Jay and Henry have been extremely active and generous supporters of the novel, and are very well-deserving winners. I certainly hope the fact that millions of Americans cannot afford $100 for food or medicine will not lessen their enjoyment of the gift cards!

A special thanks to my fellow Inkshares author Jacqui for her great support of me and my book. Please check out Jacqui’s very cool, dystopian future novel, The Seclusion, Part 2 that is funding now: https://www.inkshares.com/books/the-seclusion-part-2

As the long editing and production process begins, Young Donald remains available for preorder at a new bargain price. My goal is 1,000 preorders by the time the book is printed!

https://www.inkshares.com/books/young-donald

Finally, please keep your eyes out for the announcement of the Young Donald Thank You Party in Washington, DC, and the coming soon launch of the Young Donald book trailer

Thanks!

Michael


I am overjoyed to announce that Young Donald reached the target of 750 preorders 25 days before the 90 day deadline! Thank you so much for your amazing support and generosity in making the publication of my debut novel possible!

Young Donald will now enter the process of being edited, designed and otherwise made ready for publication (which will surely take many months of hard work). During that time, the book is still available for preorder (now at the discount price for the paperback of only $13.99 and an almost free $5.99 for the e-book!). 

The BIG AMAZON GIFT CARD DRAWINGS are still set for September 7! As a reminder, if you are responsible for 3 or more preorders you are eligible for the drawing for a $100 gift card, and if you are responsible for 6 or more preorders you are additionally eligible for the $150 gift card drawing. So, if you have ordered 2 or 5 books, why not order just one more by September 7 (at the new discount prices) and make yourself eligible for these drawings? Although I am not an economist, that would surely make good economic sense.

Please keep your eyes out for announcement of another Young Donald thank you party, and, again, heartfelt thanks for your support.

Michael

I am extremely happy (and filled with gratitude) to report Young Donald surpassed 700 preorders on August 20. Thank you so much to all readers and followers for your amazing support for this book! I am now hoping to reach the magic number of 750 by September 8.

But have no fear - that still leaves plenty of time for you to order more copies and participate in the primary promotion! The BIG AMAZON GIFT CARD DRAWING is set for September 7.  Anyone responsible for 3 or more preorders will be in the drawing for the $100 gift card, and anyone responsible for six or more orders will also be eligible for a $150 gift card drawing. There are approximately 30 very generous people already eligible for the $100 drawing, and only a handful (aka the Young Donald super elite supporters) eligible for the $150 drawing.

And, one promotion update: the most recent “NEXT PERSON TO ORDER 5” promotion was won by Jhinuk.  Jhinuk will join Aki and Ben L. as the owner of a limited edition (set of 5) print by artist Monica Jahan Bose based on one of her amazing performances at Art Basel Miami. Thank you Jhinuk and thank you Monica!

Please keep your eyes out for the announcement of the Young Donald thank you dance party coming soon.

https://www.inkshares.com/books/young-donald?referral_code=4420b50b

Thank you again!

Michael

I am thrilled to report that Young Donald surpassed 600 pre-orders on August 14 (six days before the target date of August 20)! Thank you so, so much to everyone who has ordered or followed the book! On now to 700 (with a target of September 1)!

I am also very honored to report that Young Donald was selected as the August choice of the Inkshares Staff Syndicate. Check out the Inkshares website to learn more about what that actually means.

As always, the PROMOTIONS never stop with Young Donald! Every day you don’t order or re-order you are, one way or another, losing yourself money (or would you rather put your $10 in the stock market or the 30 year Treasury bond?!). 

First an update:

(1) The "Next Person to Order 5 or More Copies" Promotion was won by Ben L. in Hong Kong! Ben will be receiving his prize (a limited edition print by Monica Jahan Bose based on her performance at Art Basel Miami) as soon as someone from DC safely can get through Hong Kong Airport;

(2) The "Big Gift Card Drawing Promotion" continues to gather eligible entrants: (a) the $100 Amazon gift card drawing for everyone responsible for 3 or more orders now has over 20 people eligible for the drawing; and (b) the additional $150 Amazon gift card drawing for everyone responsible for 6 more orders now has 4 people eligible (with Fabio, Thinn, Jigme, Tom K., Ben L., and Jay P. so so close to joining this elite group - each just order away);

THE BIG GIFT CARD DRAWING IS SCHEDULED FOR SEPTEMBER 7 - DO NOT MISS THIS DEADLINE!

(3) The "Henry Coyle Promotion" (one beer bought for you by the author for every order after your first) continued to be enjoyed by Henry Coyle, but is open to everyone (as always, limited to 7 per day for health reasons).

NEW PROMOTION - there is one more Monica Jahan Bose print available (#5 of 5) for the next person who makes a new order of 5 or more copies (sadly, for this promotion only, earlier orders do not count toward the 5). And HUGE, HUGE THANKS to artist Monica Jahan Bose for making these beautiful prints available for this promotion.

Please continue to introduce the book to friends, siblings, co-workers (or just people you meet who look they could afford $10 for a book).  The 750 pre-orders requirement is only 130 or so away now! The link is below:

 https://www.inkshares.com/books/young-donald    

Thanks so much again!

Michael

Young Donald passed 500 pre-orders on August 6! Thank you so much for your extraordinary generosity and support! The next target is 600 by August 20.

It’s PROMOTIONS PROMOTIONS PROMOTIONS all month!! So many promotions you are losing money every day you don’t order and re-order Young Donald!

A quick recap of the promotions so far:

(1) Secret Pre-order Number Promotion! The secret number between pre-orders 441 and 500 was 493! Gianfranco - a regular and frequent supporter of Young Donald - was lucky buyer number 493 and he received $50 (CASH MONEY!)

(2) Pre-order number 500 Promotion! Aki was the lucky 500th buyer and, just by clicking {confirm order} at the right time, Aki won a limited edition Monica Jahan Bose print based on her recent performance at Art Basel Miami! 

(3) The "Henry Coyle" Promotion (one beer bought for you by the author for every additional order after your first) was enjoyed this week by Gianfranco, Antonio and, of course, repeat enjoyer of this promotion, Mr. Henry Coyle!

(4) Big Gift Card Drawing Promotion! (A) If you are responsible for 3 or more orders, you are eligible for a $100 Amazon gift card drawing (16 eligible to date); (B) if you are responsible for 6 or more orders, you are eligible for an additional $150 Amazon gift card drawing (4 people eligible to date - with Thinn, Jay P., Tom K. and Fabio all just one order away from joining this elite group!).

THE NEW, VERY LIMITED TIME ONLY PROMOTION!!!! 

The next person who pre-orders FIVE (5) or more copies will join Aki as the proud owner of a Monica Jahan Bose limited edition print from Art Basel Miami!! 

Finally, a huge thank you to all 65+ people who attended the Young Donald "Thanks for your Support" party in Washington, DC on August 3rd and saw the world premiere of the brilliant Jamie Wright created Young Donald book trailer. Version 2.0 of the trailer will be up on the site (and undoubtedly going viral) very soon.

Thank you so much again for your support! Please tell a friend, sibling or co-worker about the book today!

Michael

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